Business owner Yoyo Chen, 32, from Yiwu in central China, said returning to Thailand felt like coming home. “I’m here to eat seafood. Previously, when I was here, I ate mango sticky rice, which was delicious. Back in China I kept thinking about the mango sticky rice here. I’m lookingContinue Reading
Some health experts expect that more than one million people will die from the disease in China this year, with British-based health data firm Airfinity forecasting COVID-19 fatalities could hit 36,000 a day this week. As millions of migrant workers return home for Lunar New Year celebrations, health experts areContinue Reading
BEIJING: China rang in the Chinese New Year on Sunday (Jan 22) with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between Jan 13 and 19. Queues stretched for about 1km outsideContinue Reading
BEIJING: China rang in the Chinese New Year on Sunday (Jan 22) with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between Jan 13 and 19. Queues stretched for about 1km outsideContinue Reading
BEIJING: China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday (Jan 22) with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between Jan 13 and 19. Queues stretched for about 1km outsideContinue Reading
Wuhan, a metropolis on the banks of the Yangtze River now synonymous with COVID-19, reported the first cases in late 2019 of what was then a killer virus. Authorities imposed a strict shutdown just two days before the Year of the Rat in late January 2020 to stop the spreadContinue Reading
Gandhi’s march, which has been better received by the public than expected, is expected to culminate in Srinagar later this month. The first blast occurred around 4.45am GMT (12.45pm, Singapore Time), followed by another explosion, said another police official, who asked not to be named because he is not authorisedContinue Reading
BEIJING: The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80 per cent of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on Saturday (Jan 21). The mass movement of people during the ongoing Chinese New Year holiday periodContinue Reading
FURRY FAMILY MEMBERS Pet ownership in China has soared as the country’s middle class expands rapidly. In 2022, there were nearly 100 million pet-owning households. Many are devoted owners prepared to fork over huge sums to ensure their pets’ comfort. Media in Shanghai reported that a single night in someContinue Reading
According to the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, up to 60 per cent of hotels across the island are struggling to find workers.Continue Reading